Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The Borders Books store in my area has been closed for many weeks now. I have only been in a book store one time since it closed. The closest book store is 25 to 30 miles away. When I walked through the door of the book store, I picked up 5 books all right in front of the door. I never even made it halfway through the store.

I miss our Borders Books. About a week ago a new book store opened in its place. Late last month, I drove by the then closed Borders store and some of the local people who sat in Borders' coffee shop almost everyday were standing outside looking in through the windows. It would appear, there are many people miss Borders.

Borders was more than just a store. It was a place to go to feel at home. The people were helpful and friendly, the books were from the bestsellers lists, the coffee was good and the shopping experience always the best. The Borders store in my area was 'the hot spot' in town for Friday evenings after eating out, Saturday nights after doing the required shopping and errands of the day or Sunday mornings to help wind down the weekend.

Our store was part of the community and this avid reader and book buyer truly misses it.

About WWT...Business Book Reviews

This is a blog about business book reviews. New titles, classic titles and a few books that one may not at first glance consider to be a business tool will be reviewed. Along the way, there will be reviews of other business related readings such as blogs, ebooks, articles, and magazines.

Highlighting quotes from great authors and writers is a favorite pastime and I'll try to share some of those with readers.

Here is a powerful quote I found in the book, It's Just Good Business, by Jeff Klein, "The Power of Purpose. Purpose is an activating, motivating and animating force. It moves us to get up in the morning, sustains us when times get tough and serves as a guiding star when we stray off course. Purposeful people build purposeful companies. And purposeful people make an impact through whatever their work or role may be."

I still can't bring myself to change out this quote so it will be hanging out for a while longer. Every time I think of changing it, I read it again and think what a powerful quote it really is and how it continues to keep me writing. It's from The Forest for the Trees by Betsy Lerner,

"I will venture to say that all authors, at heart, are not so different from one another. All are driven by a desire to share their stories and ideas and to connect with poeple. All believe in the power of the written word and in the power of the book. The novelists wants to change people's lives by transporting them into a story; the journalist wants to find the story hidden in plain view; the self-help author wants to help people effect change in their lives. The greatest compliment any writer can hear from a reader are the words, Your book changed my life."

About Me

A freelance writer for over 25 years, I am continually amazed at how some writers can put together a group of words so that they can move a person to cry, laugh, or suddenly feel connected.
Every day, I read something - a book or article or blog that I want to put words to and write about!
I am a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Book Critics Circle.
I also write for a number of local newspapers and I'm a book reviewer for blogcritics.org.